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Scientific Name Orthochromis kalungwishiensis  (Greenwood & Kullander, 1994)
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Type Locality Kundabwika Falls, immediately above the rapids, Kalungwishi River, Northern Province, Zambia.
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Size 99mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: known only from the Kalungwishi River, a major affluent of Lake Mweru and ultimately part of the Zäire drainage system.
African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Mweru, Kalungwishi (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 5 (no. 2), pp 170, Figs. 2-3
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Last Update 2013 Aug 20 12:40 (species record created: 2010 Dec 19 01:02)